Configure Management Interfaces On The Mxl Switch - Dell Force10 MXL Blade Configuration Manual

You can access the full switch using:
• Internal RS-232 using the chassis management controller (CMC). Telnet into CMC and do a
to get console access to corresponding IOM.
switch-id
• External serial port with a universal serial bus (USB) connector (front panel): connect using the IOM
front panel USB serial line to get console access (Labeled as USB B).
• Telnet/others using the public IP interface on the fabric D interface.
• CMC through the private IP interface on the fabric D interface.
The MXL Switch system supports the management ethernet interface as well as the standard interface on
any front-end port. You can use either method to connect to the system.

Configure Management Interfaces on the MXL Switch

On the MXL Switch IO Module, the dedicated management interface provides management access to the
system.You can configure this interface with FTOS, but the configuration options on this interface are
limited. You cannot configure gateway addresses and IP addresses if it appears in the main routing table of
FTOS. In addition, proxy address resolution protocol (ARP) is not supported on this interface.
For additional management access, IOM supports the default VLAN (VLAN 1) L3 interface in addition to
the public fabric D management interface. You can assign the IP address for the VLAN 1 default
management interface using the setup wizard (or) through the CLI.
If you do not configure the VLAN 1 default using the wizard or CLI presented in startup-config, by
default, the VLAN 1 management interface gets its IP address using DHCP.
To configure a management interface, use the following command in CONFIGURATION mode:
Command Syntax
interface Managementethernet interface
To configure IP addresses on a management interface, use the following command in MANAGEMENT
INTERFACE mode:
Command Syntax
ip address ip-address mask
To access the management interface from another LAN, you must configure the
command to point to the management interface.
There is only one management interface for the whole stack.
Command Mode Purpose
CONFIGURATION Enter the slot and the port (0).
Slot range: 0-0
Command Mode Purpose
INTERFACE Configure an IP address and mask on the
interface.
• ip-address mask: enter an address in
dotted-decimal format (A.B.C.D), the
mask must be in /prefix format (/x)
management route
connect -b
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